Spain's Dwindling Bullfighting Traditions by Zowy Voeten

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VALENCIA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 04: Family and friends of David, the owner of the stud farm, watch a calf just before capturing it among David's companions to brand it with burning irons in the traditional way on December 4, 2021 in Cheste, Valencia, Spain. An estimated eight per cent of the Spanish population still attend the bullfighting and killing spectacle, as the tradition has been rejected by the majority of Spanish society. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 04: David's companions help to capture the calves so that they can be branded with burning irons in the traditional way. This act is supervised by a veterinarian and a police officer on December 4, 2021 in Cheste, Valencia, Spain. An estimated eight per cent of the Spanish population still attend the bullfighting and killing spectacle, as the tradition has been rejected by the majority of Spanish society. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 04: Ranchers attempt to immobilise a calf in order to brand it with burning irons in the traditional way. This act is supervised by a police officer and a veterinarian on December 4, 2021 in Cheste, Valencia, Spain. An estimated eight per cent of the Spanish population still attend the bullfighting and killing spectacle, as the tradition has been rejected by the majority of Spanish society. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 04: David, the owner of the herd, brands a calf with a hot iron, while his companions restrain the animal in the traditional way to keep track of the herd. This act is supervised by a veterinarian and a police officer on December 4, 2021 in Cheste, Valencia, Spain. An estimated eight per cent of the Spanish population still attend the bullfighting and killing spectacle, as the tradition has been rejected by the majority of Spanish society. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 04: At David's ranch they have to separate the calves from the adult bulls, as they are going to brand them with burning irons in the traditional way in order to have control of the cattle on December 4, 2021 in Cheste, Valencia, Spain. An estimated eight per cent of the Spanish population still attend the bullfighting and killing spectacle, as the tradition has been rejected by the majority of Spanish society. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 04: David, the owner of the cattle ranch, holds a calf with the help of his companions while another rancher brands the animal with a burning iron in the traditional way on December 4, 2021 in Cheste, Valencia, Spain. An estimated eight per cent of the Spanish population still attend the bullfighting and killing spectacle, as the tradition has been rejected by the majority of Spanish society. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 04: The veterinarian brands a calf with hot irons in the traditional way while other colleagues help to immobilise the animal on December 4, 2021 in Cheste, Valencia, Spain. An estimated eight per cent of the Spanish population still attend the bullfighting and killing spectacle, as the tradition has been rejected by the majority of Spanish society. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 04: David, the owner of the cattle ranch, holds a calf with the help of his companions while another rancher brands the animal with a burning iron in the traditional way on December 4, 2021 in Cheste, Valencia, Spain. An estimated eight per cent of the Spanish population still attend the bullfighting and killing spectacle, as the tradition has been rejected by the majority of Spanish society. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 04: Ranchers attempt to immobilise a calf in order to brand it with burning irons in the traditional way. This act is supervised by a police officer and a veterinarian on December 4, 2021 in Cheste, Valencia, Spain. An estimated eight per cent of the Spanish population still attend the bullfighting and killing spectacle, as the tradition has been rejected by the majority of Spanish society. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 04: David, the owner of the herd, brands a calf with a hot iron, while his companions restrain the animal in the traditional way to keep track of the herd. This act is supervised by a veterinarian and a police officer on December 4, 2021 in Cheste, Valencia, Spain. An estimated eight per cent of the Spanish population still attend the bullfighting and killing spectacle, as the tradition has been rejected by the majority of Spanish society. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 04: A farmer teaches a child how to brand a calf with burning irons in the traditional way to control cattle on December 4, 2021 in Cheste, Valencia, Spain. An estimated eight per cent of the Spanish population still attend the bullfighting and killing spectacle, as the tradition has been rejected by the majority of Spanish society. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 04: David, the owner of the herd, brands a calf with a hot iron, while his companions restrain the animal in the traditional way to keep track of the herd. This act is supervised by a veterinarian and a police officer on December 4, 2021 in Cheste, Valencia, Spain. An estimated eight per cent of the Spanish population still attend the bullfighting and killing spectacle, as the tradition has been rejected by the majority of Spanish society. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 04: Private bullfights are held at David's stud farm for events such as birthdays, weddings or stag and hen parties on December 4, 2021 in Cheste, Valencia, Spain. An estimated eight per cent of the Spanish population still attend the bullfighting and killing spectacle, as the tradition has been rejected by the majority of Spanish society. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 04: The freshly branded calf with hot irons is released back into the pen on December 4, 2021 in Cheste, Valencia, Spain. An estimated eight per cent of the Spanish population still attend the bullfighting and killing spectacle, as the tradition has been rejected by the majority of Spanish society. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 04: David, the owner of the cattle ranch, holds a calf with the help of his companions while another rancher brands the animal with a burning iron in the traditional way on December 4, 2021 in Cheste, Valencia, Spain. An estimated eight per cent of the Spanish population still attend the bullfighting and killing spectacle, as the tradition has been rejected by the majority of Spanish society. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 04: Private bullfights are held at David's stud farm for events such as birthdays, weddings or stag and hen parties on December 4, 2021 in Cheste, Valencia, Spain. An estimated eight per cent of the Spanish population still attend the bullfighting and killing spectacle, as the tradition has been rejected by the majority of Spanish society. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 04: A young man is rammed while holding a drink. Private bullfights are held at David's ranch for events such as birthdays, weddings or stag and hen parties on December 4, 2021 in Cheste, Valencia, Spain. An estimated eight per cent of the Spanish population still attend the bullfighting and killing spectacle, as the tradition has been rejected by the majority of Spanish society. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 04: Cows enter in an animal transport lorry to be taken to Villanueva de Viver, the village where a traditional bullfighting event will take place on December 4, 2021 in Cheste, Valencia, Spain. An estimated eight per cent of the Spanish population still attend the bullfighting and killing spectacle, as the tradition has been rejected by the majority of Spanish society. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 04: Young people have fun with bulls and cows in traditional bullfighting festivities on December 4, 2021 in Villanueva de Viver, Castellon, Spain. An estimated eight per cent of the Spanish population still attend the bullfighting and killing spectacle, as the tradition has been rejected by the majority of Spanish society. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 04: A young man tries to attract the bull's attention by wearing his mask at a traditional bullfighting festival on December 4, 2021 in Villanueva de Viver, Castellon, Spain. An estimated eight per cent of the Spanish population still attend the bullfighting and killing spectacle, as the tradition has been rejected by the majority of Spanish society. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 04: Young people immobilise a bull so that they can attach the fastenings to its horns with fire on December 4, 2021 in Villanueva de Viver, Castellon, Spain. An estimated eight per cent of the Spanish population still attend the bullfighting and killing spectacle, as the tradition has been rejected by the majority of Spanish society. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 04: In this traditional bullfighting festival, two fireballs are placed on the bull's horns so that the young people of the village can have fun with the animal on December 4, 2021 in Villanueva de Viver, Castellon, Spain. An estimated eight per cent of the Spanish population still attend the bullfighting and killing spectacle, as the tradition has been rejected by the majority of Spanish society. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 04: Young people have fun with bulls and cows in traditional bullfighting festivities on December 4, 2021 in Villanueva de Viver, Castellon, Spain. An estimated eight per cent of the Spanish population still attend the bullfighting and killing spectacle, as the tradition has been rejected by the majority of Spanish society. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)

VALENCIA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 04: In this traditional bullfighting festival, two fireballs are placed on the bull's horns so that the young people of the village can have fun with the animal on December 4, 2021 in Villanueva de Viver, Castellon, Spain. An estimated eight per cent of the Spanish population still attend the bullfighting and killing spectacle, as the tradition has been rejected by the majority of Spanish society. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)

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Spain's Dwindling Bullfighting Traditions

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